Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
MALACHRA Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 12. 2: 458. 1767; Mant. Pl. 13. 1767.
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                    TYPE: Malachra capitata (Linnaeus) Linnaeus (Sida capitata Linnaeus) Lectotypified by Britton & P. Wilson, Bot. Porto Rico 5: 557. 1924.
                    Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos | 
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| Malachra capitata | MALVA DE CABALLO | Not Native UPL (NWPL) | ||
| Malachra fasciata | ROADSIDE LEAFBRACT | Native UPL (NWPL) | 
[Family identification key]
                            
                                1.  Leaf blade lower surface (and stems) with stellate and simple hairs 
                            
                        
                        
                        
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                                1.  Leaf blade lower surface with simple hairs only (stellate hairs may be present on stems) 
                            
                        
                        
                        
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                                2.  Peduncle 1-4(6) cm long; bracts acute to acuminate; mericarps pubescent, smooth 
                            
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                                2.  Peduncle 1-16 cm long; bracts mostly obtuse to rounded; mericarps glabrous, reticulate 
                            
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                                3.  Stems with only smaller hairs that ar 2-4 radiate (also with simple hairs); petals white; mericarps glabrous or glabrate, reticulate 
                            
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                                3.  Stems with some longer hairs 2-3 radiate and some smaller hairs 2-4 radiate (also with simple hairs); petals yellow to reddish; mericarps pubescent, smooth or with prominent nerves 
                            
                        
                        
                        
                    Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type | 
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| No synonyms found. | |||